News

The suspension of foreign aid by the Trump administration is having a worldwide impact. Here's how it has affected projects in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

(Image credit: Diaa Hadid/NPR)

Millions of Americans use cannabis and would like to think the products they buy are safe. But regulation is state by state and full of holes. NPR's new series digs into the risks and solutions.

(Image credit: Cecilia Sanchez)

Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine.

(Image credit: Daranee Balachandar)

Stock markets around the fell as President Trump imposed tariffs on key trading partners, Canada, Mexico and China

(Image credit: Kazuhiro Nogi)

At the East Wind Foundation, in the heart of Los Angeles' Chinatown, young people dedicate their after-school hours and weekends to practice the traditional folk art of lion dancing.

(Image credit: Leafy Yun Ye)

The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the vagus nerve.

(Image credit: SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOT/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra)

Morgiane at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans on Jan. 24, 2025, along with members of Opera Lafayette, OperaCréole and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.'/>

Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of opera in New Orleans.

(Image credit: Camille Farrah Lenain for NPR)

When Cara Beth Rogers was studying abroad in college, her brother died in an accident. On the plane ride home, a stranger made her overwhelming grief a bit easier to bear.

(Image credit: Cara Beth Rogers)

Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong has become a fierce champion online for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

President Trump is accelerating the attacks on diversity-in-business programs. But DEI experts say this may be the wakeup call big companies need.

(Image credit: Joe Raedle)

The former president of the Spanish soccer federation goes on trial Monday accused of sexual assault for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso after Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup final in 2023.

(Image credit: Bernat Armangue)

Many of the major winners who picked up trophies on music's biggest night have graced the Tiny Desk. Watch their performances here.

Many Africans were caught off guard by the abrupt halt to U.S. foreign aid, stopping money flowing for wide-ranging projects like disease response, girls' education and free school lunches.

(Image credit: Alfonso Nqunjana)

Rescue and salvage crews are continuing to dig out bodies and debris in the Potomac River, after the deadliest air crash in two decades.

(Image credit: Jose Luis Magana)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened unspecified action if Panama does not take steps to lessen Chinese influence over the Panama Canal.

(Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Panama to discuss the Canal. Amid this high-profile visit, Panamanians have been turning to El Gallinazo, an account that posts satirical takes on the news.

The White House says fentanyl smuggled to the U.S. justifies tariffs against Canada, China and Mexico. But fentanyl deaths and smuggling have been dropping fast — and Canada plays almost no role.

(Image credit: Rebecca Noble)

The 64-year-old tug driver sustained head and lower body injuries and was transported to the hospital in critical condition but was later stabilized, Chicago police said.

(Image credit: Kiichiro Sato)

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. agency that funds aid projects has faced layoffs, a stop action order for most aid efforts and a disruption of its website. Now Elon Musk says it should 'die.'

(Image credit: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)

Humans actually have vestigial muscles that activate when listening closely to something, even though people lost the ability to really move their ears about 25 million years ago.

(Image credit: ChristopherBernard/Getty Images)